Lewis B. Smedes
Lewis Benedictus Smedes (August 20, 1921 – December 19, 2002) was a renowned
Personal
Lewis Benedictus Smedes was born in 1921, the youngest of five children. His father, Melle Smedes, and mother, Rena, emigrated to the United States from
Smedes married Doris Dekker. He died after falling from a ladder at his home in Sierra Madre, California on December 19, 2002. He was survived by his wife, three children, two grandchildren and one brother.
Education
Smedes graduated from
.Professional
Smedes began his teaching career at Fuller Theological Seminary as a visiting professor in 1968. He joined the faculty as full professor in 1970. He retired in 1995.
After his time at Fuller, Smedes performed several years of pastoral service in the Christian Reformed Church at Madison Avenue Christian Reformed Church (Paterson, NJ), where he was ordained.
Smedes also taught at the
Collections of Smedes papers are housed at Calvin University and Fuller Theological Seminary.
Major works
In addition to many articles, Smedes wrote many popular books including:
- Forgive & Forget: Healing the Hurts We Don't Deserve, Harper, 1984
- A Pretty Good Person What it Takes to Live with Courage, Gratitude, & Integrity or When Pretty Good Is as Good as You Can Be, Harper, 1990
- Standing on the Promises
- Choices: Making Right Decisions in a Complex World
- How Can It Be All Right When Everything Is All Wrong?
- Caring & Commitment: Learning to Live the Love We Promise
- The Incarnation in Modern Anglo-Catholic Theology
- All Things Made New
- Love Within Limits
- Sex for Christians
- Mere Morality: What God Expects From Ordinary People
- A Life of Distinction
- The Art of Forgiving
- Shame and Grace: Healing the Shame We Don't Deserve
- Keeping Hope Alive
- My God and I, a Spiritual Memoir, Eerdmans, 2003
References
- Mark A. Kellner (December 1, 2002) Lewis Smedes Dead at 81 from Christianity Today
- Lewis Smedes Papers [1].
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